Unusual causes of death - #20 (Drowned in a pipe)

 

Drowned in a pipe

 

 

Evening Express - 16th August 1893, page 2

 

 

Unusual causes of death - #19 ( Eaten by a pig)

Eaten by a pig

 

 

Aberystwyth Observer - 14 Jan 1888, page 2

 

Unusual causes of death - #18 (Drowned in molten metal)

Drowned in molten metal

 

 

Weekly News - 24 July 1886, page 3

 

 

Unusual causes of death - #17 (Crushed by her fat husband)

Crushed by her fat husband

 

 

 

 

Rhyl Record - 30 November 1901, page 7

 

Unusual causes of death - #16 (Mangled by a lift)

Mangled by a lift

 

 

Evening Express - 10 September 1896, page 3

 

 

 

Unusual causes of death - #15 (Think - Spiked to death in a rolling barrel)

Spiked to death in a rolling barrel

 

 

Weekly Mail - 7 April 1894, page 12

 

 

Unusual causes of death - #14 (114 people burnt to death)

114 people burnt to death

 

County Observer - 6 August 1881, page 6

 

 

Unusual causes of death - #13 (A trespasser starves to death )

A trespasser starves to death

 

Monmouthshire Merlin - 12 March 1882, page 2

 

 

Unusual causes of death - #12 ( Suffocated by sulphur fumes)

Suffocated by sulphur

 

 

Cardiff Times - 2 September 1882, page 3

 

Unusual causes of death - #11 (Crushed by a horse-drawn roller)

A child crushed by a horse-drawn roller

 

 

Weekly Mail - 14 August 1886, page 2

 

 

 

Unusual causes of death - #10 (Eaten by a cougar)

A child eaten by a cougar

 

 

Weekly Mail - 25 March 1893, page 14

 

 

 

Unusual causes of death - #9 (Think - Mangled in a bar mill)

Mangled in a bar mill

 

 

Merthyr Times - 30 April 1896, page 5

 

Unusual causes of death - #8 (Think - A poacher buried alive)

A poacher buried alive

 

 

Pembrokeshire Herald - 28 December 1877, page 2

 

 

Unusual causes of death - #7 (Think - A waterfall of molten metal on your head)

 

A waterfall of molten metal

 

Rhyl Record - 30 November 1901, page 7

Unusual causes of death - #6 (Think - Rabies)

Bitten by a rabid dog

 

 

Weekly Mail - 7 October 1882, page 2

 

Unusual causes of death - #5 (Think - Torn to pieces by an endless chain)

Torn to pieces by an endless chain

 

 

Aberdare Times - 7 July 1894, page 4

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Unusual causes of death #4 - Three children killed by a rattlesnake

Three children killed by a rattlesnake

 

 

Evening Express - 2 September 1892, page 2

 

 

 

 

Unusual causes of death #3 - Executed twice

The rope breaks so they hang him again

 

Evening Express - 27th January 1894, page 2

 

 

Unusual causes of death #2 - Sentenced to be boiled in oil

Sentenced to be boiled in oil

 

 

Monmouthshire Merlin - 6 November 1869, page 2

 



Unusual causes of death - #1 Deliberately setting yourself on fire

Self Immolation

 

Weekly Mail - 7 June 1884, page 2